As I walked down the lively street, strangely, vitality surged. Even in a world on the brink of destruction, people were grateful and happily laughing today.
“Lady Teriella!”
Phoebe, who had run ahead, pulled out a gold coin she had prepared separately and handed me a bouquet of flowers.
She said that because the value of flowers had risen due to their scarcity, they were used as special gifts on special occasions.
“To commemorate Lady Teriella’s day, I’ll give you a flower!”
The flower Phoebe handed me was fragrant. Phoebe’s expression as she handed me the flower was also so beautiful. It was so pretty and fragrant to live and breathe today.
“…Thank you. It’s beautiful.”
In response to my gratitude, Phoebe smiled and took my hand.
“Before having dessert, let’s stop by our boutique shop! Have you ever been there? It’s nice to call the designer and browse through the catalog, but there’s a lot to see by going to the store directly! After looking around, we can go to that dessert shop over there when you get hungry! I heard that dessert shop is quite popular these days.”
“Why are people lining up in front of the store?”
“They’re waiting in line to eat dessert! Noble ladies usually don’t stand in line, so usually servants like the courtiers stand in line.”
“Wait! People are standing in line just to eat one dessert?”
I was amazed as I looked at the long line of people behind the store. Phoebe, who used to be surprised when she saw me, lightly covered her mouth with her clenched fist and giggled.
“It’s just the basics!”
“With so many people waiting, will it be our turn?”
“Oh my, of course! Didn’t you see my servant standing in line too? I contacted them as soon as I heard that Lady Teriella was going out!”
Phoebe pounded her chest as if to say she had made all the preparations, telling me not to worry.
“Trust me today, Lady Teriella!”
“I’m full.”
When I tapped my filled stomach with my palm, Phoebe smiled satisfiedly.
“It seems like Lady Teriella enjoyed herself. The jewelry earlier was also so beautiful, wasn’t it?”
“Yeah. I impulsively bought a few.”
“It’s okay. I bought more than Lady Teriella!”
“Is that so?”
Phoebe and I laughed looking at each other.
“By the way, did you hear? Everyone was praising Lady Teriella.”
“W-well, not to that extent.”
Phoebe clasped her hands together and shook her body with a delighted expression.
“I only heard conversations praising Lady Teriella here and there. I wanted to shout that you’re here!”
“P-please don’t.”
“Hehe. It’s so honorable and proud for me to serve Lady Teriella up close.”
“I enjoyed today, Phoebe.”
“Me too, Lady Teriella. Not only me, but the others also wanted to come out with Lady Teriella. But we were busy with other hectic matters.”
“Really?”
“Yes! So…”
While straightening my slightly disheveled dress, Phoebe spoke softly.
“So, please occasionally call us like this, Lady Teriella. If Lady Teriella calls us, we will gladly run to you with a smile anytime.”
“Yeah, got it. Thanks.”
“You walked a lot today, so your legs must be tired, right? When we go back, I’ll prepare a warm towel and give you a soothing foot massage!”
“I’m okay.”
Seeing Phoebe taking care of everything like an older sister, I couldn’t help but smile. I thought that if my brother Karayan saw this situation now, he might joke that he would be replaced.
“Clint, it must have been hard for you to travel with us today, right?”
“I’m fine. Thanks to you, I could wander around the capital city and had a change of mood.”
“That’s good then.”
“Mr. Clint, I’m glad you enjoyed it too! …By the way, the carriage seems to be running late.”
Phoebe, holding a magpie feather, extended her neck and waited for the carriage that didn’t come.
Seeing that, Clint spoke to us.
“I’ll go check what happened. Will you wait here for a moment?”
Normally, I would have told him to do so. However, after hearing about Geneva from Mu before going out, parting ways with Clint didn’t seem like a good option.
“No, let’s move together. Phoebe, can you walk?”
“Uh… yes! I’m fine, but… Lady Teriella, are your legs okay? Since it’s not too far, it might be better for Mr. Clint to check quickly and come back.”
“No, if it’s not too far, my legs are fine too. Let’s go together.”
Both of them nodded at my insistence. The three of us headed to the carriage maintenance office together. The carriage maintenance office was in the opposite direction of the capital city.
Since carriages needed maintenance, and horses needed to be fed, it naturally had to be in a secluded space.
There weren’t usually nobles coming all the way here, so everyone looked at us curiously. However, thanks to Clint’s rugged appearance, no one approached us.
“Usually, only courtiers come here, so it’s my first time too. It’s creepy… but with Mr. Clint here, I feel secure too!”
Phoebe stuck close behind Clint, giggling.
Worried that I might see Geneva somewhere, I stuck close to Clint and glanced around.
Clint, noticing my guard, didn’t relax either.
“Hmm?”
In my wandering gaze around, something familiar caught my eye. The suspicious glimmer in the alley between the buildings captivated my eyes.
“Clint, wait a moment.”
At my call, Clint’s steps abruptly stopped. Phoebe, who saw that, shrunk her shoulders and looked around left and right.
“W-why are you doing this? Lady Teriella.”
“There. It seems like there’s something over there.”
Their gazes turned to where I pointed. Clint, furrowing his brows, slowly approached the place my finger was pointing.
“F-follow! Lady Teriella!”
Phoebe and I also followed behind Clint, heading into the narrow alley between the buildings. Something was rustling as if reacting to our voices.
And when we got closer to the darkness of the alley.
Thud!
A hand emerging from the darkness firmly grabbed Clint’s ankle.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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